Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East / Edition 2

by Bernard Lewis

Overview

From the first expansion of Islam to the exploits of Saddam Hussein, Middle Eastern society has been fatefully involved with the West. This collection of essays by a leading Western expert on Islam and the Middle East gives essential background to the present Middle Eastern conflicts and their interaction, through mutual misunderstandings, with Western conceptions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812692174
Publisher:	Open Court Publishing Company
Publication date:	04/19/1993
Edition description:	New, Revised
Pages:	500
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.11(d)

About the Author

Hometown:

Princeton, New Jersey

Date of Birth:

May 31, 1916

Place of Birth:

London, England

Education:

B.A., University of London, 1936; Diplome des Etudes Semitiques, University of Paris, 1937; Ph.D., University of London,

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
Part I	The Western Approaches
1.	The Study of Islam	3
2.	Some English Travelers in the East	25
3.	The Decolonization of History	43
4.	On Writing the Modern History of the Middle East	49
5.	On Nationalism and Revolution	61
6.	Slade on Turkey	67
Part II	Muslim History and Historians
7.	Sources for the Economic History of the Middle East	87
8.	In Search of Islam's Past	103
9.	The Use by Muslim Historians of Non-Muslim Sources	115
10.	The Cult of Spain and the Turkish Romantics	129
Part III	Muslims and Jews
11.	The Pro-Islamic Jews	137
12.	Palestine: On the History and Geography of a Name	153
13.	An Ode against the Jews	167
14.	The Sultan, the King, and the Jewish Doctor	175
Part IV	Turks and Tatars
15.	The Mongols, the Turks, and the Muslim Polity	189
16.	Ottoman Observers of Ottoman Decline	209
17.	The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath	223
18.	Ibn Khaldun in Turkey	233
Part V	In Black and White
19.	Corsairs in Iceland	239
20.	The Crows of the Arabs	247
Part VI	History and Revolution
21.	State and Society under Islam	261
22.	The Significance of Heresy in Islam	275
23.	The Revolutions in Early Islam	295
24.	Islamic Concepts of Revolution	311
Part VII	New Ideas
25.	The Idea of Freedom in Modern Islamic Political Thought	323
26.	On Modern Arabic Political Terms	337
27.	Islam and Development: The Revaluation of Values	345
Part VIII	New Events
28.	Behind the Rushdie Affair	361
29.	The Egyptian Murder Case	375
30.	How Khomeini Made It	389
31.	The Revolt of Islam	397
32.	The Middle East Crisis in Historical Perspective	405
	Notes	421
	Sources	459
	Index	463

Editorial Reviews

Lewis (Near Eastern studies, Emeritus, Princeton Univ.) is noted for his many valuable historical works on the Middle East. This revised and updated collection of historical essays (Alcove, 1973) adds commentary on more recent events such as Anwar Sadat's assassination, the Salman Rushdie controversy, Khomeini's rise to power, and the surprising support of Sadam Hussein by some Arab groups. Nineteen of the original 21 essays have been reworked and combined with 13 additional historical/historiographical essays focused on contemporary events. Lewis's lucid style brings a fresh perspective and understanding to scholar and casual reader alike. Highly recommended.-- Paula I. Nielson, Loyola Marymount Univ. Lib., Los Angeles

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